Dotson v. Griesa’s Empirical Analysis
398 F.3d 156 · 2005
Citation profile
20 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3602 · 26 U.S.C. § 7421 · 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 28 U.S.C. § 1341 · 28 U.S.C. § 1491 · 28 U.S.C. § 610 · 29 U.S.C. § 2001 (Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988) · 29 U.S.C. § 201 (American Samoa Labor Standards Amendments of 1956)
Relies on Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics · Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · Edelman v. Jordan · Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · United States v. Sherwood
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) This matter is referred to the Appellate Commissioner for a hearing on Ms. Golinski’s claim under the Back Pay Act. Within 70 days, he shall submit a report and recommendations on the factual issues listed above. See p. 959-60 supra. (2) Within 30 days, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall re-submit Ms. Golinski’s Health Benefits Election form 2809 to her designated insurer, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan. The AO shall process any future benefit forms without regard to the sex of the listed spouse. See p. 960-61 supra. (3) Within 30 days, the Office of Personnel Management shall rescind its guidance or directive to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan and any other plan that Ms. Golinski’s wife is not eligible to be enrolled as her spouse under the terms of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program because of her sex or sexual orientation, and that the plans would violate their contracts with OPM by enrolling Ms. Golinski’s wife as a beneficiary. See pp. 958-59, 960-63 supra. (4) The Office of Personnel Management shall cease at once its interference with the jurisdiction of this tribunal. Specifically, OPM shall not advise Ms. Golinski’s health plan, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan, that providing coverage for Ms. Golinski’s wife violates DOMA or any other federal law. Nor shall OPM interfere in any way with the delivery of health benefits to Ms. Golinski’s wife on the basis of her sex or ”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In re Golinski“(A) an individual in the competitive service— (i) who is not serving a probationary or trial period under an initial appointment; or (ii) who has completed 1 year of current continuous service under other than a temporary appointment limited to 1 year or less; (B) a preference eligible in the excepted service who has completed 1 year of current continuous service in the same or similar positions— (i) in an Executive agency; or (ii) in the United States Postal Service or Postal Regulatory Commission; and (C) an individual in the excepted service (other than a preference eligible)— (i) who is not serving a probationary or trial period under an initial appointment pending conversion to the competitive service; or (ii) who has completed 2 years of current continuous service in the same or similar positions in an Executive agency under other than a temporary appointment limited to 2 years or less;”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The CSRA represents Congress’s comprehensive identification of the employment rights and remedies available to federal civil service personnel.... Precisely because the CSRA reflects a detailed and comprehensive system for dealing with federal employment concerns, federal courts will generally not attempt to supplement the relief afforded by that statute through other actions, including those implied under Bivens or derived from equity.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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